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1999 Volvo V70 Engine smell inside car

Tiny
RABDERRAHMAN
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  • 1999 VOLVO V70
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 164,000 MILES
I just bought this used car and I smell the engine odor inside the cabin. What can I do? Change the air-filter? Is it a leak?

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Rahman
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 AT 10:29 AM

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Tiny
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What do you smell? Is it oil or maybe an exhaust smell?
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Friday, August 28th, 2009 AT 1:04 AM
Tiny
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It is closer to an exhaust smell
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Friday, August 28th, 2009 AT 2:59 PM
Tiny
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Seems like you have an exhaust leak. You should take it in to a shop so that they can pressure test the exhaust system. Most likely the exhaut manifold will be leaking towards the left side corner and sometimes the right side corner will leak also. You can try and have them retorque the nuts but depending on how bad the leak is you may need to replace the gasket and check the manifold for warpage.
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Friday, August 28th, 2009 AT 11:44 PM

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